I’m headed to the senate floor to speak. The debate over War Powers is bigger than any one Senator, bigger than any one President, bigger than any political party.
The debate over War Powers is a fundamental constitutional debate. c-span.org/congress/?cham…
Madison put it this way: “The Executive is the branch most prone to war. Therefore, the constitution, with studied care, vested the power to declare war in the legislature.”
Today’s vote is not a vote for or against the current President. Today’s vote is for or against the constitution. Either you believe that war requires the permission of Congress or you don’t.
This vote should be 100-0 in support of the Congressional mandate to declare war. Instead many members will be influenced by party politics.
For me this debate is not about party. I have supported the Constitutional mandate that Congress must declare war under both Democrat and Republican Presidents and I will continue.
For me this debate is not a dry and esoteric debate, it is a debate about life and death.
For me this debate is not a dry and esoteric debate, it is a debate about life and death.
It is a debate that more than any other debate embodies our commitment to our soldiers. It is a debate that strikes at the heart of our duty to do everything possible to protect human life.
I look forward to standing arm in arm across the political divide to welcome our brave soldiers home. Until that day, I will continue to fight for the truth that great nations don’t fight perpetual war.
